Guests visiting Walt Disney World can now purchase a limited release pin featuring previously unrelased concept art for the attraction! The pin, which we found at Disney’s Conteporary Resort, features Tiana’s tiara on a cushion. Artwork included with the pin is labeled as “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure – Concept Art”. While it’s clearly for the attraction, it’s not clear if the artwork will be featured in the queue or if it actually depicts physical sets and scenes that guests will see during the ride.
As you can see below, the artwork contains a look at the tiara on a cushion, a look at Tiana’s Palace, a necklace, and a young Tiana with a paper tiara looking at a reflection of herself after she becomes a princess. Here’s a closer look!
The artwork is from Imagineer Brittany L. Smith, Senior Production Manager – Specialty Design. Smith has a long list of accomplishments, including work on the Festival of Fantasy Parade. Other works include support for the Redd pirate in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction and work on the Audio-Animatronics figures part of the Fantasy Springs expansion at Tokyo DisneySea. Smith also developed the new color sceme for the “Grim Grinning Ghosts” in Magic Kingdom’s Haunted Mansion. Smith’s list of accomplishments continue with a position as an art director for EPCOT Flower & Garden topairies and she is the designer for Audio-Animatronics figures part of the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure attraction!
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Backstory
Princess Tiana is the proud daughter of Eudora and James. Eudora influenced Tiana’s entrepreneurial spirit, while James instilled a deep passion for cooking. With its mouthwatering menu, exceptional entertainment, and warmhearted hospitality, Tiana’s Palace quickly became a treasured meeting place in New Orleans. Princess Tiana used her newfound success to support surrounding neighborhoods, which led to her role as a community leader.
From the success of her restaurant, Tiana expanded her business into an empire thanks to the entrepreneurial drive she got from her mother. Tiana opened Tiana’s Foods – an employee-owned cooperative. The endeavor began when Tiana purchased the salt mine and the area surrounding the large salt dome it operated from. With the help of her mother Eudora, Naveen, Louis and fellow owners of the cooperative, Tiana revived the old salt mine and the surrounding land, growing a wide array of vegetables, herbs and spices for her recipes.
This multi-faceted enterprise has turned the aging salt mine into a space that has come alive. Complete with a boutique farm and both a working and teaching kitchen, Tiana’s Foods is where Tiana and her colleagues create all sorts of new products that they are bringing to the world, including a line of original hot sauces.
With Tiana’s Foods established, the story of the attraction will take place after the final kiss as Naveen and Louis join Tiana on her latest adventure, hosting a one-of-a-kind Mardi Gras celebration where everyone is welcome.
Tiana wants to give a big thanks to her family and friends and the entire community for all the support they’ve given her by throwing an amazing party during Mardi Gras season. When it turns out there’s been a bit of a mix-up with the party preparations, Tiana invites us to meet her at Tiana’s Foods to help with the missing ingredient for the party.
When we arrive, we may see that Tiana spruced up the company’s facilities with vibrant art from local artists. Food for the party is being prepared and beignets are being loaded into crates for the celebration. All kinds of preparations are underway for the journey into the bayou with Tiana, along with new and familiar friends from the animated film.
For a full look at everything we know about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, check out our article below!
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